Introduction
For my final project I took pictures
of the dancers at my dance studio.
I took pictures of the dancers
because they are doing something
healthy and are staying active. We
had to take pictures of teens
succeeding and I believe that the
dancers are definitely succeeding.

Time to stretch
Stretching is the
most important
thing for a dancerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
body. It helps
prevent injuries
during the dances
and helpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the body
get more flexible.
Before class each
dancer has time to
stretch and warm up
so they can be ready
to dance. The dancer
is reaching over in
second to stretch
and open up her
hips. This will help
her with leaps to
second and straddle
splits.

Keep Stretching
Like I said in the last
slide, stretching is
very important.You
need to remember to
stretch all of your
muscles. The dancer
in the picture is
stretching his
hamstrings. Thins will
help him get his legs
up and straight when
he does a leap or
jump. It will also help
his kicks.

Still Stretching
There are many
different stretches
that do different
things. All of them
are great and
important. The
dancer in this photo
is stretching both his
hamstring and his
hips. This is a very
good stretch
because it can help
with many things. It
will help your leaps,
your turnout, and
kicks.

Time to Dance
Now that everyone
has stretched and is
warmed up, it is time
to dance. In this
dance the dancer in
the front is wearing
jazz shoes where as
the dancers in the
back are wearing tap
shoes. This is so the
front dancer can do
jazz while the other
dancers tap behind
her. This makes a very
interesting dance.

Work on High Knees
In a dance marches
should have high
knees.You can see
in the picture that
only one or two
dancers have high
knees. The other
dancers will work
on getting their
knees up so when
the competition
comes everyone
will have
wonderfully high
knees together.

Body Positioning
Everyone needs to have their
body in a certain position for the
dance at a certain time. Studioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
usually have mirrors so the
dancers can see how to position
themselves correctly. When
everyone gets the right position
they can then work on emotion.

Working on Emotion
Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing to have a dance where
everyone is together. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a better thing
when everyone is together and show
great emotion. A dance with no
emotion is usually a very boring dance
to watch, but dances that have great
emotion are fun and exciting. The
dancer in the picture is doing a good
job with the emotions.

Stamina is Key
Most dances are around
2-4 minutes long and
they are rehearsed many
times before
competition. The dancers
need to have a lot of
stamina in order to keep
up with the music even
when they have done the
dance many, many times.
In this picture the girls
do a drop and then
come back up. Doing this
one isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too big of a
challenge, but when they
are required to do it
over and over, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re
going to need a lot of
stamina.

Very Important
Stretching isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the
only important thing
for dancers. They
need to remember to
stay hydrated. In
between classes and
sometimes between
dances, dancers have
time to drink and
rehydrate. This is very
important because
when you dance, you
sweat. Rehydration is
necessary to keep
you energy and
stamina up.

Take corrections and Fix Yourself
Nobody is perfect but we can
keep getting better. In this
picture the teacher is giving
the dancers a few tips for
getting the right position at
the right time. The teacher will
give many tips each class and it
is the dancers job to take the
corrections and fix themselves
so they can be better. When
everyone works on their own
corrections a great dance can
be created.